Did Latin have any ergative verbs?

1. Which languages are ergative?
2. Is Japanese an ergative language?
3. Does English have ergative?
4. Why does Latin have deponent verbs?

Which languages are ergative?

Languages or language families that display ergativity to varying degrees include Sumerian, Caucasian languages, Eskimo-Aleut, Maya, Australian Aboriginal languages, and many American Indian languages. This article was most recently revised and updated by Elizabeth Prine Pauls.

Is Japanese an ergative language?

Remarkably, a similar division can be found among adjectives: Japanese has ergative adjectives, alongside unergative adjectives (see Cinque 1990 for discussion of Italian facts).

Does English have ergative?

An ergative verb in English is an intransitive verb with a passive meaning that alternates with a transitive verb with active meaning. An ergative verb can have a subject that is an UNDERGOER but without being in the passive form. This is the case with sink/sank/sunk.

Why does Latin have deponent verbs?

There is a group of verbs in Latin which have passive forms but active meanings. They are called deponent verbs because they have “laid aside” (dëpönö, -ere) their passive meanings but have retained their passive forms. They are translated only in the active voice.